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from conjugal relations and the breeding of children until both sexes 

 have completed their growth and development. Eating more food 

 and drinking less coffee. Abstinence from the use of tobacco during 

 the period of adolescence. Proper clothing for infants and children, 

 and freedom from the restrictive and cramping influence of coverings 

 for the trunk, limbs and feet at all times. The establishment of sys- 

 tematic habits of exercising and bathing from early youth to adult 

 life, in view of attaining greater physical beauty and perfection. Arouse 

 an ambition in young men to be strong, active and courageous, and in- 

 cite them to the practise of such sports and games as tend to cultivate 

 these qualities. Kindle among the young women an admiration for 

 large, vigorous and manly men, in preference to little men, with effemi- 

 nate airs and graces. A few years of strenuous living with these simple 

 ideals in view will not only make the future Cubans larger and stronger 

 than the present generation, but will go a long way towards enabling 

 even the present Cubans to realize some of their higher ideals and 

 nobler aspirations. 



